Definitions for career
kəˈrɪərca·reer

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. career, calling, vocation(noun)

   the particular occupation for which you are trained

2. career, life history(verb)

   the general progression of your working or professional life

   "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"

3. career(verb)

   move headlong at high speed

   "The cars careered down the road"; "The mob careered through the streets"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. career(Noun)

   One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.

2. career(Noun)

   An individual's work and life roles over their lifespan.

3. career(Noun)

   speed

4. career(Noun)

   A jouster's path during a joust.

5. career(Noun)

   A short gallop of a horse.

6. career(Verb)

   To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.

   The car careered down the road, missed the curve, and went through a hedge.

Origin: Mid 16th century, from carrière (a road or racecourse), from carriera, from carreira, from carraria based on carrus 'wheeled vehicle'. Or from carriere, from Old Provençal/Occitan carriera ("road"), from carraria.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Career(noun)

   a race course: the ground run over

2. Career(noun)

   a running; full speed; a rapid course

3. Career(noun)

   general course of action or conduct in life, or in a particular part or calling in life, or in some special undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is of a public character; as, Washington's career as a soldier

4. Career(noun)

   the flight of a hawk

5. Career(verb)

   to move or run rapidly

Origin: [F. carrire race course, high road, street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See Car.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Career

   Career describes an individuals' journey through learning, work and other aspects of life. There are a number of ways to define a career and the term is used in a variety of ways.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Career

   ka-rēr′, n. a racecourse: a race: course of action: manner of life; v.i. to gallop: to move or run rapidly. [Fr. carrière, a racecourse. See Car.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1301

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3331

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'career' in Nouns Frequency: #484

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of career in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of career in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of career in a Sentence

1. Mike James:

   My career is at great risk.

2. Greg Guma:

   He has been waiting for this his entire career.

3. Barry Williams:

   I think it would have hurt his career tremendously.

4. Pat Kelly:

   It was a check mark in my career. that’s my place.

5. Katie Arrington:

   Mark Sanford and the career politicians cheated on us.

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